Nutrien Ag Solutions, Loveland, Colo., on June 17 announced the launch of a digital collaboration with xarvio Digital Farming Solutions, part of BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division, which will give customers access to the xarvio™ Scouting app through the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal.
Nutrien said the Scouting app, which allows growers to detect and identify weed and pest pressures in their crops throughout the growing season, will be one of the agronomic tools offered on an open digital ecosystem that the company is building. Nutrien said the digital platform will leverage “deep agronomic data science and leading-edge technology” to help growers achieve the best results by offering independent, field-zone-specific agronomic advice.
“We are pleased to further our collaboration with leading agricultural companies such as BASF via our Customer Portal,” said Mike Frank, Nutrien’s Executive Vice President and CEO of Retail. “Our goal is to become the ag retailer of the future, and partnerships with innovators such as BASF’s xarvio Digital Farming Solutions help enable us to provide more value to our customers.”
Nutrien said it is also exploring the agronomic intelligence offered by xarvio Field Manager, which delivers timing and variable rate map applications in various crops for weed, disease, and pest management. BASF said the xarvio Scouting and Field Manager apps are being used by farmers in more than 100 countries worldwide.
“As we begin our digital collaboration with Nutrien Ag Solutions, we are proud to have the xarvio Scouting app featured on the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal and to explore the agronomic intelligence of our xarvio Field Manager,” said Paul Rea, Senior Vice President for BASF Agricultural Solutions, North America. “Through our work together, BASF xarvio Digital Farming Solutions and Nutrien Ag Solutions can help change the industry by providing growers with the products, services, and now digital tools to support their success.”